Flue-cleaner



Jdel.)

W. E. SIDNEY.

PLUB CLEANER.

No. 346,692. Patented Aug. 3, 1886.

BY Jal/(IWW gi) ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES N. PETERS, Phomiilhugnphnr. Willingham D. C.

STATES NME l rrd,

FLUEwCLEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 346,692, dated August3, 1886.

Application filed May 11, 1886. -Serial No. QOLSSO. (No modeL) i To @ZZwww?, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. SIDNEY, of Frankfort, in thecounty ofClinton and State of Indiana, have invented a new and ImprovedFine-Cleaner, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to the construction of a cheap,durable,andeiticientboiler-flue cleaner; and the invention consists ot' certainnovel constructions and combinations otr parts to be hereinafterdescribed, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ol'this specitication, in which similar ligures ot' reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional plan view ot the cleaner, the handles, however,being shown in full lines andthe parts being represented in the positionthey assume when the cleaner is in position for use. Fig. 2 is a faceView ot' a modified construction, and Fig. 3 is a sectional View ofthesame, takenon line x x'.

Referring now more particularly to the construction illustrated in Fig.1 10 is the main steam-supply pipe, which, through the medium ofa pipe,1l, is connected to the steamsupply source. To the forward end of thepipe 10 there is coupled a steam-distributing pipe, 12, in the neck ot'which there is arranged a valve-seat, 2, and to the extending ends ot'which there are coupled bell-shaped att-achments 13 13, that tlareoutward from just beyond the point at which they are connected to thedistributing-pipe 12, to the point 3, from which point they l'lareinward, so that in reality the attachments 13 are in the form whichwould be outlined by the joining of two cone frustums at their bases.XVithin the attachments 13 there are mounted cross strips, 4, and tothese strips there are bolted coneshaped deiiectors, 15, the edges ofwhich closely approach but do not touch the inner walls oi4 theattachment 13. A valve, 5, is arranged in connection with the valve-seat2, and this valve is carried by a stem, 6which extends through astutimgbox, 7, the inner end of the stem being guided by an aperturedstrip, 8, that is supported by pipe 10. Upon the extending end of thestem 6, which is screwthreaded, there is fitted an adjustable box-nut,9. The whole device is provided with proper handles, 1G, 17.

Such being the general construction of my improved Iiuecleaner, theoperation is as follows: The bellshaped attachments 13 are placed sothat their inwardly-Haring ends will enter the exposed open ends ot' thetlue 20, the box-nut 9 striking against the boiler-head 21, thusthrowing the valve 5 from its seat 2, and allowing the steam to enterthe iiues, as indicated by the arrows shown in the drawings, the amountof steam admitted being regulated by the position ofthe box-nut 9.

The arrangement described is to be used when but two lines are to becleaned at a time; but if a great number of tlues-as L t-were to becleaned at the same time, I would connect such an attachment as thatillustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 with the supplypipe 10. This attachmentconsists, essentially, ot' a distributing chamber, 23, that is connectedto the steam supply-pipe 10, and provided with four conneCting-Iianges,25, to which the attachments 13 are secured, the box-nut, valve-stem,and tlue being arranged as in the case of the construction illustratedin Fig. l.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a boiler-tlne-cleancr, the combination, with a steam-supply pipe,ot' a distributingpipe or chamber, bell-shaped attachments 13, formedwith inwardly Ilaring ends, deiiectors 15, arranged within theattachments 13, and a valve, 5, provided with an extending stem, 6,substantially as described.

2. In a boiler-flue cleaner, the combination, with a steam-supply pipe,of a distributingpipe, bell-shaped attachments 13, formed withinwardly-flaring ends, detlectors 15, arranged within the attachments13, and a valve, ,5, carried by a stem, 6, the extending end of which isprovided with an adjustable box-nut, substantially as described.

WTILLIAM E. SIDNEY.

iVitnesses:

HENRY URsoI-IEL, PATRICK OCoNNoR.

